Late 1950s Sweet 16

Goosemaster said:
If you can find one,you will not find a better pheasant gun.They are full choke usually.They are perfect shotguns.
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And jam, and jam and jam. At least they do for the several friends I hunt with who carry them. My Beretta O/U has never had one jam, misfire, issue in 30 years of hunting everything from bobs to geese.

(Waiting patiently for all the A5 jam lovers to reply!!! LOL)
 
AtTheMurph said:
And jam, and jam and jam. At least they do for the several friends I hunt with who carry them. My Beretta O/U has never had one jam, misfire, issue in 30 years of hunting everything from bobs to geese.

(Waiting patiently for all the A5 jam lovers to reply!!! LOL)
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Mine has never jammed.I wd-40 it occasionally.These are not 3 inch guns,but have excellent range and power. They are not nearly as heavy as the 12 gauge A5.
 
I have two 12s that have never jammed. But I was kinda fanatical about keeping them clean. Never let them go more than five years without a total break down. Now days I use my 7 pound Maxus.
 
Killed my first deer with one my Dad bought at auction summer before seasoned opened. On the way out a feller saw us carrying it and remarked “it’s a killer.” I’ll never forget that. Still love seeing purple shells
 
Obi_Wan said:
My 12 has never jammed. I can’t wait to find a sweet 16 too.
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I found mine at this place that used to be the powder horn in Bozeman. The guy wanted $1,600 for it and I thought it was a great deal because the gun I bought looked brand new and it was a 1957 model. I think that's the first year they came out with the sweet 16. No
 
Goosemaster said:
I found mine at this place that used to be the powder horn in Bozeman. The guy wanted $1,600 for it and I thought it was a great deal because the gun I bought looked brand new and it was a 1957 model. I think that's the first year they came out with the sweet 16. No
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They also had a very nice Browning A5 in there that was made in the '40s.
 
Tomahawker said:
Killed my first deer with one my Dad bought at auction summer before seasoned opened. On the way out a feller saw us carrying it and remarked “it’s a killer.” I’ll never forget that. Still love seeing purple shells
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When deer hunting in close cover I use my 1956 with the modified barrel. More nimble than the scoped 270.
 
redcows said:
When deer hunting in close cover I use my 1956 with the modified barrel. More nimble than the scoped 270.
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I don't hunt big game. Back in the day, only the king in his court were allowed to hunt birds. Slaves and servants hunted big game. That being said, it is cool that you own a sweet 16 made in the '50s.
 
My A5 was made in 1955 and
Goosemaster said:
I found mine at this place that used to be the powder horn in Bozeman. The guy wanted $1,600 for it and I thought it was a great deal because the gun I bought looked brand new and it was a 1957 model. I think that's the first year they came out with the sweet 16. No
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First year for the sweet model was 1937. My A5 16 gauge was made in 1955. It isn't a sweet 16 model but it the nicest A5 I have ever picked up. It feels like a Sweet 16 but isn't. I got it in mint condition from Cabela's. At the time, it was a little over priced but it was too nice to walk away from. It has a modified choke.
 
I have a round knob Belgian Sweet 16 with Mod choke from about 1966, a 20 gauge Belgian IC with rib and round knob (what a quail gun!) and a 20 gauge Belgian choked cylinder with a vent rib--(like new, I don't shoot that one) along with one of the new (about 5 years old) A5 Sweet 16's. John Moses really got it right when he invented the Auto 5, truly revolutionary, and mine don't jam.
 
Mosby said:
My A5 was made in 1955 and

First year for the sweet model was 1937. My A5 16 gauge was made in 1955. It isn't a sweet 16 model but it the nicest A5 I have ever picked up. It feels like a Sweet 16 but isn't. I got it in mint condition from Cabela's. At the time, it was a little over priced but it was too nice to walk away from. It has a modified choke.
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Yes, you are right, I was wrong, the first year for the A5 Magnum was 1957 and I have one of those in 12 gauge. In my opinion, the sweet 16s made in the late '50s are the best Browning shotguns you can buy.
 
Wolfchief said:
I have a round knob Belgian Sweet 16 with Mod choke from about 1966, a 20 gauge Belgian IC with rib and round knob (what a quail gun!) and a 20 gauge Belgian choked cylinder with a vent rib--(like new, I don't shoot that one) along with one of the new (about 5 years old) A5 Sweet 16's. John Moses really got it right when he invented the Auto 5, truly revolutionary, and mine don't jam.
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I have heard people say that A5 shotguns jam, but I've fired thousands of rounds out of brownie shotguns and never had jamming issues., oh yeah my 1100 did jam when I first got it.
 
Goosemaster said:
I have heard people say that A5 shotguns jam, but I've fired thousands of rounds out of brownie shotguns and never had jamming issues., oh yeah my 1100 did jam when I first got it.
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I've hunted with 12,16 and 20 gauge A5's and never had a single one jam that I can remember but there could be a lot of things that cause it, including the ammo. I've never had my Benelli's jam either....knock on wood.
 
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